Develop:Star Awards nominees include Astro Bot and Indiana Jones

Every year, Develop:Brighton hosts the Develop:Star Awards, celebrating the best games of the last year, and in 2025, the competition is tough, with Astro Bot, 2025's TGA Game of the Year winner, picking up numerous nominations, alongside Indian Jones and the Great Circle. While neither of these are Switch games (eternal sadness), we can't deny that they'd both be deserving winners of the Best Audio, Best Game, Best Game Design, and Best Technical Innovation awards, with the pair going against each other in all of those categories. However, they have to compete with other big contenders, such as Split Fiction, Atomfall, and Senua's Saga: Hellblade II. The Best Mobile Game nominees, meanwhile, include A Little to the Left, Maid of Sker, Monument Valley 3, Paper Trail, Sniper Elite 4, and PBJ - The Musical. Considering horror games don't often win at award ceremonies like this, particularly a mobile entry, we can't help but root a little for Wales Interactive's ambient indie horror gem, and our Maid of Sker review can tell you exactly how good it is. Continue reading Develop:Star Awards nominees include Astro Bot and Indiana Jones MORE FROM POCKET TACTICS: The best Switch games, The best upcoming Switch games, The best Switch RPGs

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Develop:Star Awards nominees include Astro Bot and Indiana Jones
Develop:Star Awards nominees include Astro Bot and Indiana Jones

Every year, Develop:Brighton hosts the Develop:Star Awards, celebrating the best games of the last year, and in 2025, the competition is tough, with Astro Bot, 2025's TGA Game of the Year winner, picking up numerous nominations, alongside Indian Jones and the Great Circle.

While neither of these are Switch games (eternal sadness), we can't deny that they'd both be deserving winners of the Best Audio, Best Game, Best Game Design, and Best Technical Innovation awards, with the pair going against each other in all of those categories. However, they have to compete with other big contenders, such as Split Fiction, Atomfall, and Senua's Saga: Hellblade II.

The Best Mobile Game nominees, meanwhile, include A Little to the Left, Maid of Sker, Monument Valley 3, Paper Trail, Sniper Elite 4, and PBJ - The Musical. Considering horror games don't often win at award ceremonies like this, particularly a mobile entry, we can't help but root a little for Wales Interactive's ambient indie horror gem, and our Maid of Sker review can tell you exactly how good it is.

MORE FROM POCKET TACTICS: The best Switch games, The best upcoming Switch games, The best Switch RPGs